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The latest APSCo legal updates for April 2026.
W/C 13th April
1/ ICO - Report and guidance on Automated decision-making in recruitment
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) published a report and associated guidance on AI automation and the use of automated decision-making (ADM) systems.
The report suggests that 70% of employers anticipate increasing their use of AI and automation in their recruitment process over the next five years. To ensure that employers put proper safeguards in place to protect people and comply with Data Protection law, the ICO issued specific guidance for employers when relying on ADM during the recruitment process.
You can access the ICO report here and the guidance on ADM is accessible here.
2/ APSCo Update - Statutory Rate Increases 2026-2027
Following the announced rate increases effective from 1 April 2026, APSCo created a summary table outlining the main changes for:
- The National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage;
- Statutory Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Parental , Bereavement, and Neonatal care pay rate; and
- Statutory Sick Pay rate.
You can access our Legal Update here.
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